DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA
31-9093 Medical Equipment Preparers
Occupational Description:
Prepare, sterilize, install, or clean laboratory or healthcare equipment. May perform routine laboratory tasks and operate or inspect equipment.| Percentiles | |||||||||
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| Geography | Employment | Emp SE* | Mean | Mean SE* | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
| Northwest Minnesota | 180 | 16 | $15.08/hr | $0.33/hr | $12.09/hr | $13.24/hr | $15.05/hr | $17.03/hr | $18.23/hr |
| Minnesota | 1,680 | 55 | $17.90/hr | $0.43/hr | $13.30/hr | $15.38/hr | $17.56/hr | $20.55/hr | $22.93/hr |
| U S | 50,230 | 804 | $15.70/hr | $0.06/hr | $10.31/hr | $12.46/hr | $15.00/hr | $18.10/hr | $22.21/hr |
| *SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate. | |||||||||
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| Occupation (click title for details) | OES | Projections | |
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| Employment | Median Wage | % Change 2010 - 2020 | |
| Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers | 110 | $12.81/hr | 27.5% |
| Upholsterers | 20 | $17.00/hr | 23.4% |
| Locksmiths and Safe Repairers | N/A | $13.91/hr | N/A |
Tasks for Medical Equipment Preparers
- Examines equipment to detect leaks, worn or loose parts, or other indications of disrepair.
- Delivers equipment to specified hospital location or to patient's private residence.
- Maintains inventory and equipment usage records.
- Connects equipment to water source and flushes water through system to purge equipment of wastes.
- Disinfects, and sterilizes equipment, such as respirators, hospital beds, and wheelchairs, and oxygen and dialysis equipment, using cleansing and sterilizing solutions.
- Installs and sets up equipment, using hand tools.
- Starts equipment and observes gauges and equipment operation to detect malfunctions and assure equipment is operating to prescribed standards.